I am an interdisciplinary researcher investigating bacterial systems and their remarkable ability to live and proliferate across diverse environments.

My background integrates physics (BSc and MSc from Sapienza University of Rome; PhD from Roma Tre University) with expertise in molecular biology, microscopy, image analysis and microfluidics.

At the Quadram Institute, my research focuses on understanding how environmental and pharmaceutical stressors influence bacterial resistance and virulence throughout the food chain. I am developing novel assays that integrate microfluidics, single-cell imaging, and super-resolution techniques to investigate how bacterial pathogens adapt to stress and persist after food processing, enabling real-time monitoring of survival mechanisms and infection potential in foodborne bacteria.

Prior to this, I was at the École Polytechnique’s Laboratory for Optics and Biosciences as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, where I investigated how bacteria respond to the combined challenge of antibiotic exposure and temperature stress. Using real-time single-cell fluorescent microscopy and label-free Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM), I tracked bacterial adaptation to rapid temperature shifts at the single-cell level.

Beyond the laboratory, I am actively involved in science communication. As a core member of Scientists Next Door, a non-profit initiative dedicated to making science accessible to young audiences and the general public, I helped scientists connect with broader audiences and organized science workshops for kids of all ages. My research also inspired “The Negotiators”, a short story written by Andrew J. Wilson and published in Biopolis: Tales of Urban Biology (Shoreline of Infinity, 2020).